Gauge Symmetries of the Master Action
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We study the geometry of the Lagrangian Batalin–Vilkovisky theory on an antisymplectic manifold. We show that gauge symmetries of the BV-theory are essentially the symmetries of an even symplectic structure on the stationary surface of the master action.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998